Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-05-25

/ Freioice that the barriers are disappear
ing, and that railroad building with all tn
benefits which that implies is being re
sived in Montana, where the Northern Pa
citic has so long rested from its labors
although endowed with magnificent do
main. That line made no stir, built ne
branches into gulclies stored with mlnera
wealth, until the Manitoba spurred it int
activity and began the construction OF i
line which will extend until it reaches TIL.
Pacific ocea: = (cheers.)
But You must not be impatient fht
men concerned in the development OF thi'
| city and region. have the means and ahili
| tY to carry out their plans, but it will TAXI
time to construct dams, To erect furnaces
to build factories, to make this place. in a
word, the commercial metropolis of tbs
new northwest But impelled by the in
domitable energy of Col. Broadwater, yot
will succeed (applause.) 1t is note worthy
that the sites OF other Montana cities have
| been determined by necessity, while
yours is the result of choice. The wisdom
of that choice is evident, for in due time
the workman! will be able to live here
| more cheaply than in the eastern states
| He will fine here a home, food, fuel, woof
| in fact everything that enters into house
| hold economy, more abundant and cheaper
| than in the east, because the cost Of pro
| duction is less. Under such conditions
which must soon be realized, factories will
| spring up here and prosper. The whole
| territory will gHn by your enterprise,
and instead Of receiving car loads ofman-
| ufactured goods from the east you will
make them in your own workshops of raw
material procured from the forest, the
field and the mine" (applause(
Col. Maginnis spoke also in laudatory
terms of Helena and Butte He referred
likewise to the great mineral wealth of
Montana and urged cities to love one
another.
WILL DO WHAT THEY SAY.
Hon. Sam H. Nichols, in response't to
the call of the chairman, said:
Cilaiae tsn aud Gentlemen-I consider my
-. comparatively a stranger in your
midst, bnt having come here i'll the inter-
est of those who are behind these great
enterprises | feel confident that our in
terests will be as one.
When we consider that the Northern Pa
ciic railroad was years in buiNing atheir
line, with magnificent land grant behind
it, it seems in redulous that one man and
his associates should bring about such re-
suits as are now about to be consummated
in the short space of time that has elapsed
since their first inception.
We owe these great results to the pow
ertul aid of President James ]. Hill
(appIause), who is at the head of the most
progressive and prosperous railroad sys
tenn in the United States, and to the ire
pressible energy of Col Broad water, and
| can assure you that this work which
they have undertaken they will carry out
to the letter {applause).
1t is gratifying to me to observe here
that unity of sentiment concerning all that
pertains to the building up of great
city and that irresistible energy which has
produced such great results inv the set
tlement of the northwest.
Your esteemed townsman. Mr.. Paris Glib
son, has set a noble example in this re-
spect. He has worked hard for the public
good, and by his zeal has inspired conf
dence among those who have the financial
resources and the business sagacity to
make this great industrial and CONNER
ciai center, rivalling in enterprise the twin
cities of St Paul and Minneapolis, of which
we who hail from the North Star State are
all so proud (applause)
| find that everyone esteems Mr.. Glib
son. | trust that this harmony will CON
tinue among our people, and that all will
work untedly to accomplish the good
work we have undertaken the building
of IA great city that will be worthy OF this
vast portion of the great northwest Zap
planse.)
Tho Hon II, Y c,l1;,,. ar If,,+ r,,,+o
was next called upon 10 speak, and gave
expression in substance to the following;
"Gentlemen- There remains little for me
to say about Great Falls, after hearing
what Messrs. Toole and Maginnis have
said about this promising town, without
the many truths they have al
ready uttered. heartily endorse all the
good things these gentlemen have said
about Great Falls, and will refrain from
adding any further comments for fear of
being too lengthy in my remarks, or of be-
ing ciassed among the enthusiasts. be-
cause the expectations found on this fair
spot, if spoken, would seem to many to be
too great to be anything but dream. ]
agree with Major Maginnis, that there is
no reason for any jeaiousies OF rivalry be-
tween the different towns Of Montana. |
The country is large and productive
enough to raise them all in healthy state. |
We are entering upon an era of growth
and progress which will witness the rise
Of a fine town at the falls of the Missouri |
river and will also create good and pros
porous town at the heads of navigation on |
that same Missouri lapplause).
sand. fellow citizens of Great Falls, the /
and prospects of your thriving
town are due in great part to the untiring I
efforts and labors of one of your own resi-
tents, Mr.. Paris Gibson (applause.)
"For many years had Dir. Gibson formed |
u his mind the ideal OF a beautiful and |
great city to sit gracefully upon these
sloping banks. and with thatsone idea in
constant view he has supervised the laying
of its foundation, and to-day he locks com
upon his tender offspring max
ng rapid and safe strides, upheld by all
lie elements necessary to soon meet his
great expectations. May he live long
enough to see his ideal city built and en-
oy for many years the fruit of his labors''
loud applause}.
BY unanimous request, Will Nichols
,layed some pieces on the guitar, which
'lIeited general applause.